Improved safety hat and coat-rack



,y Y tatet' gntmt @film time @con FREDERICK W. ROTH, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OIF COLUMBIA.

Lette/rs Patent No. 89,171, dated Aprll 20, 1869; antedatcd Ap'rfll 17, 1869.

IMPROV'ED SAFETY HAT .AND COAT-RACK.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the sama.

To all whom. it 'ma/y conce/m.-

Be it known that I, FREDERICK W. ROTH, of Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented an Improved Safety Hat and Coat-Rack; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing. v

My invention is intended to 'prevent hats, coats, and umbrellas or canes, from being stolen, or taken by mistake from hotels, oflces, or any other places, where they may be temporarily hung up.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to make 'and apply my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

Figure 1 is a perspective view.

Figure 2 is a detached view of the hook and loop.

A, in the drawing, represents a narrow board of about one inch iu thickness, to which the rack will be secured by screws, or otherwise.

B is a rectangular chamber, about four inches long, about one inch wide, and three-quarters of an inch thick, in the upper half, and half an inch thick in the lower half, which lower half has a groove in it.

Gis a rod, with an mrow-shaped bead, f, one end of which rod is fastened to the ring H, the other end thereof running into the aforementioned chamber, and the arrow-head running intothe catch c c, and having a pin near the end running in the groove in the chamber B, to guide it straight to the catch.

The springs e e press against theends of' the catch c c, to secure the rod f.

a is a plate on the back part of the wedge, to which is fastened the pin b, to keep it in position."v

H is a ring, to hold the hat, and when n'ot fastened and. in use, hangs loosely on its swivel, at the bottom of the chamber, which swivel, when in use, is drawn about half-Way up into the chamber, as indicated by the dotted line l.

I is a long strip of wire, or other suitable material,

secured at one end to the back of the chamber B, and at gie other ending in a double hook or curve, as shown in g. 2.

Upon the said hook can be suspended a coat, umbrella, or cane, which,.for greater precaution, will be suspended by the chain, or other material, which cannot easily be cut or broken.

Each key has a number attached to it by a tag, corresponding with the number ofthe rack.

I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The lock, and the several parts thereof, including the chamber, in combination with the ring H, the double hook, the board A, the rod G, the swivel i, and the key of the lock, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. i

F. W. ROTH.

Witnesses ISAAC NEWTON, JOHN WP. JACOBS. 

